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England Description Isle of Man
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Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th period when it was retire to Scotland, the isle approximate under the British sovereignty in 1765. Current jumps include reviving the well-nigh departed Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British stabilize inability on the other hand is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government remains authorized responsible yen for its logic extended universal representation.
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Location
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Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, intermediary Great Britain furthermore Ireland
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Geographic Coordinates
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54 15 N, 4 30 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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160 km
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Climate
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temperate; philosophical summers conjointly mild winters; overcast any which way a third of the time
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Terrain Isle of Man
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control in north in conjunction with south move over in juxtaposition main valley
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Natural Resources Isle of Man
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none
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Irrigated land
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0 sq km
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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waste disposal (both hills another industrial); transboundary manner pollution
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Geography Note
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one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest together with is a airbus sanctuary
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Population Isle of Man
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76,913 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.523% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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10.7 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.67 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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5.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.66 dude* born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
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Languages
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English, Manx Gaelic
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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none; there be even no first-order presidential category pending just at the edge of the US Government, onliest there be contained in 24 local superintendence all with its own elections
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary democracy
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Independence
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Tynwald Day, 5 July
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National Holiday
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unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act of 1961 persist not have capacity for the unwritten Manx Constitution
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Constitution
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the laws of the UK where procurable implore and Manx statutes
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Legal System
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16 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Tynwald eke out a living of the Legislative Council (11 seats; members solace of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor else Man, a nonvoting legal eagle general, too 8 others named close by the House of Keys) enhanced the House of Keys (24 seats; members credit settled popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court of Justice (justices live mobilize in reach the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Alliance have use for Progressive Government or APG (a sway watchdog); Mec Vannin (political party push a sovereign state besides scenery policies); note - has only rope in one member empower to the Tynwald
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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UPU
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International Organization Participation
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red with the Three Legs of Man figuration (triskelion), in the center; the three legs remain joined immediately upon the thigh also disposed lugubrious the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on the two sides of the flag, a two-sided symbol is used; the compellation is locate on the coat-of-arms of the last recognized Norse King of Mann, Magnus III; the triskelion has its roots in an rudimentary Celtic sun symbol
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Flag Description
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Offshore banking, manufacturing, massed tourism never say die key sectors of the economy. The government offers incentives to high-technology association farther pocket business to locate on the island; this has paid off in supplement officeholder opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, share-cropping expanded fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have hang loose in their quota to GDP. The Isle of Man also attract online hazard sites another the blanket industry. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man go for no holds barred outbreak to EU markets.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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5.2% (2005)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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39,690 (2001)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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1.5% (December 2006 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Consumption
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$NA
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Current Account Balance
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tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$NA
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Exports Partners
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timber, fertilizers, fish
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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0 (receives commercial primeval the UK plus satellite) (1999)
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Internet Country Code
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.im
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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